15th May 2019 in The Iona Blog

We are in the middle of a referendum right now on whether the waiting time required before a couple can divorce should be removed from the Constitution. It therefore seems a good time to look at the general issue of...

Dr Angelo Bottone on 14th May 2019 in The Iona Blog

Facebook has censored our new ‘still one of us’ ad campaign which we launched last week. It has been placed behind a notice of warning and we are no longer allowed us to promote it. The campaign is currently running...

David Quinn on 10th May 2019 in The Iona Blog

“The institution of marriage in Ireland is in pretty good health”, the Irish Times told us on Monday in an editorial that warned against complacency about the passage of the divorce referendum on May 24th. As for that, it will...

Dr Angelo Bottone on 9th May 2019 in The Iona Blog

Two recent reports highlight the growing religious persecution around the world. Christians are the overwhelming majority of those persecuted on grounds of faith but governments are reluctant to react properly on religious oppression, while media downplay its severity. One of...

Margaret Hickey on 7th May 2019 in The Iona Blog

More than two thirds of Irish women working at home do not want to return to paid employment.  So says a newly released survey undertaken by ‘Solas’, the Department of Education’s Further Education and Training Authority. These findings amounted to...

Dr Angelo Bottone on 30th April 2019 in The Iona Blog

The UK Office for Nationals Statistics has released the 2017 data on pregnancies in England and Wales. When compared with the statistics about abortion, those data give us a frightening account of the situation: pregnancies and births are decreasing while...